Example sentences of "[be] [adj] if it [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Until 1989 the courts had said that a 'speaking " decision could be upset if it contained an obvious error .
2 A syllable will tend to be prominent if it contains a vowel that is different in quality from neighbouring vowels .
3 Section 8 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act provides that a clause in a contract which purports to exclude or restrict liability for misrepresentation will only be effective if it satisfies the requirement of reasonableness .
4 Against : Documentation would be better if it included a tutorial , as it is sometimes quite difficult to follow .
5 It may however be deemed to be incorrect if it provides the wrong gear ratios .
6 It 's not a sum you 'd throw away ; but you 'd be happy if it bought a new handbag , a train fare to London or a tankful of petrol .
7 The system involves an obligation to provide evidence of having sought help from charities , friends and relations , and even if this can be provided and the request deemed a reasonable one , no payment will be forthcoming if it involves the breach of cash limits .
8 The zeal will be fruitful if it makes the chain of human errors harder to repeat ; fruitless if it seeks the mare 's nest of perfect safety , particularly through technology .
9 It may be sufficient if it imputes a quality in something which applies to an already well-known product , an important factor being whether the public will be deceived .
10 If that were so then what I say would be true if it had the appropriate backing , false otherwise .
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